William S. Cohen won with 73.3% of the vote (404,414 votes), ahead of Elizabeth H. Mitchell with 25.9% (142,626 votes).
The margin between the first two candidates was 47.5 percentage points (261,788 votes). The party margin (Republican share minus Democratic share) was a Republican lead of 47.5 points.
Compared with the previous comparable race in the same area, the party margin moved 69.2 points toward Republicans. The winning party changed.
551,406 votes were counted in this race, for 3 candidates or options.
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